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By Jay Greene The Wall Street Journal Sat., Dec. 1, 2018 Microsoft Corp. tried through the years to compete in a range of buzzy consumer businesses, but it was Chief Executive Satya Nadella’s focus on selling humdrum yet fast-growing computing services to companies that allowed it to reclaim the title of world’s most valuable company. Microsoft unseated Apple Inc. for the top spot, closing Friday with a market cap of $851.36 billion, nearly $4 billion higher than the iPhone maker. To get there, Microsoft also had to outpace Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc. and Google owner Alphabet Inc., once red-hot tech titans that have been roiled by congressional hearings, investor concerns about growth and caustic tweets from President Trump, controversies Mr. Nadella largely has avoided. The resurgence—Microsoft last wore the most-valuable crown in 2003—can be traced to Mr. Nadella’s vigorous pursuit of web-based services known as cloud computing, … [Read more...] about How Microsoft quietly became the world’s most valuable company

By Aisha Al-Muslim The Wall Street Journal Thu., Nov. 8, 2018 Procter & Gamble Co. said it would revamp its management structure, shrinking the number of business units from 10 to six and giving the heads of those products control over regional sales teams as well as some functions previously run by headquarters. The new organization, which will take effect next July, is part of a continuing effort by the maker of Pampers diapers and Crest toothpaste to streamline its operations. The company has been under pressure to improve its performance from activist Trian Fund Management, which waged a proxy fight last year and whose co-founder, Nelson Peltz, now sits on the P&G board. “There is a need for greater agility,” Chief Executive David Taylor said Thursday in an interview. “Frankly, the volatility we see in many parts of the world—the currency volatility, the commodity volatility and just the level of competitive disruption—has … [Read more...] about P&G moves to streamline its structure

World Wide Web inventor wants new 'contract' to make web safe (Agence France-Presse) - November 6, 2018 - 3:56pm PORTUGAL — The inventor of the World Wide Web on Monday called for a "contract" to make internet safe and accessible for everyone as Europe’s largest tech event began in Lisbon amid a backlash over its role in spreading "fake news". Some 70,000 people are expected to take part in the four-day Web Summit, dubbed "the Davos for geeks", including speakers from leading global tech companies, politicians and start-ups hoping to attract attention from the over 1,500 investors who are scheduled to attend. Tech firms now find themselves on the defensive, with critics accusing them of not doing enough to curb the spread of "fake news" which has helped polarize election campaigns around the world and of maximizing profits by harvesting data on consumers’ browsing habits. British computer scientist … [Read more...] about World Wide Web inventor wants new ‘contract’ to make web safe

MUMBAI: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd opened its biggest mobile store in the world in India on Tuesday (Sep 11) as it tries to take pole position in the world's second-biggest smartphone market amid fierce competition from Chinese brands.The South Korean tech giant's roughly 3,000 sq m store in the southern tech hub of Bengaluru will help it extend its lead in India over global rival Apple Inc, which has yet to open any flagship stores in the country.India, which boasts more than a billion wireless connections, presents a lucrative opportunity for smartphone makers to expand beyond China and the United States where growth has slowed.Samsung opened the world's biggest smartphone plant outside Indian capital New Delhi just two months ago."India is an extremely important market," Mohandeep Singh, senior vice-president, mobile business at Samsung India told Reuters, adding that the company plans to open more such stores in some of India's top 10 cities."These stores ... will really help … [Read more...] about Samsung doubles down in India, opens its biggest store world-wide

source Evan Amos/Wikimedia Launching a product is tough. “Less than 3% of new consumer packaged goods exceed first-year sales of $50 million – considered the benchmark of a highly successful launch,” say Joan Schneider and Julie Hall, coauthors of “The New Launch Plan.” That’s part of the reason that the most heavy-hitting names in business – from Nintendo to Netflix, Microsoft to McDonald’s – have had some of the biggest belly flops. Here’s a look at 25 of those flops, and what we can learn from them. 1957 — Ford Edsel source Flickr/free photos & art Bill Gates cites the Edsel flop as his favorite case study. Even the name “Edsel” is synonymous with “marketing failure.” Ford invested $400 million into the car, which it introduced in 1957. But Americans literally weren’t buying it, because they wanted “smaller, more economic vehicles,” according to … [Read more...] about 25 of the biggest failed products from the world’s biggest companies